Tarqeq
| Discovery[1][2] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Scott S. Sheppard David C. Jewitt Jan Kleyna Brian G. Marsden |
| Discovery date | 13 April 2007 |
| Designations | |
| Saturn LII S/2007 S 1 | |
| Adjectives | Tarqiup, ? Tarqeqian |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 | |
| 17.9106 Gm | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1081 |
| 894.86 d | |
| Inclination | 49.90° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| ~3 d | |
Tarqeq (/ˈtɑːrkɛk/ TAR-kek), also known as Saturn LII (provisional designation S/2007 S 1) is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, and Brian G. Marsden on 13 April 2007 from observations taken between 5 January 2006 and 22 March 2007.[1][2] It is named after Tarqeq, the Inuit moon god,[3] and is a member of the Inuit group of irregular satellites. It's about seven kilometres in diameter.[4] The Cassini spacecraft observed Tarqeq over 1.5 days on 15–16 January 2014.
The Tarqiup (Tarqeqian) orbit lies at an inclination of 49.90° (to the ecliptic; 49.77° to Saturn's equator), with an eccentricity of 0.1081[1] and a semi-major axis of 17.9106 Gm. Tarqeq orbits in a prograde direction with a period of 894.86 days.
References
- ^ a b c d e MPEC 2007-G38: S/2007 S 1 13 April 2007 (discovery, prediscovery and ephemeris)
- ^ a b IAUC 8836: S/2007 S 1, S/2007 S 2, and S/2007 S 3 11 May 2007 (discovery)
- ^ IAUC 8873: Satellites of Saturn 20 September 2007 (naming)
- ^ Saturn's Known Satellites
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